I didn't ask for any of this. I didn't ask to be some kind of hero.But when your whole life gets swept up by a tornado—taking you with it—you have no choice but to go along, you know?

Sure,
I've read the books. I've seen the movies. I know the song about the
rainbow and the happy little blue birds. But I never expected Oz to look
like this. To be a place where Good Witches can't be trusted, Wicked
Witches may just be the good guys, and winged monkeys can be executed
for acts of rebellion. There's still the yellow brick road, though—but
even that's crumbling.

What happened?Dorothy. They say she
found a way to come back to Oz. They say she seized power and the power
went to her head. And now no one is safe.

My name is Amy Gumm—and I'm the other girl from Kansas.I've been recruited by the Revolutionary Order of the Wicked.I've been trained to fight.And I have a mission:Remove the Tin Woodman's heart.Steal the Scarecrow's brain.Take the Lion's courage.Then and only then—Dorothy must die!

Naomi
Rye usually dreads spending the summer with her socialite mother in
East Hampton. This year is no different. She sticks out like a sore
thumb among the teenagers who have been summering (a verb only the very
rich use) together for years. But Naomi finds herself captivated by her
mysterious next-door neighbor, Jacinta. Jacinta has her own reason for
drawing close to Naomi-to meet the beautiful and untouchable Delilah
Fairweather. But Jacinta's carefully constructed world is hiding
something huge, a secret that could undo everything. And Naomi must
decide how far she is willing to be pulled into this web of lies and
deception before she is unable to escape.

Based on a beloved
classic and steeped in Sara Benincasa's darkly comic voice, Great has
all the drama, glitz, and romance with a terrific modern (and
scandalous) twist to enthrall readers.

Anna Eliot is tired of
worrying about what other people think. After all, that was how she lost
the only guy she ever really liked, Finn Westbrook.

Now, three years after she broke his heart, the one who got away is back in her life.

All
Anna wants is a chance to relive their last kiss again (and again and
again). But Finn obviously hasn’t forgotten how she treated him, and
he’s made it clear he has no interest in having anything to do with her.

Anna
keeps trying to persuade herself that she doesn’t care about Finn
either, but even though they’ve both changed since they first met, deep
down she knows he’s the guy for her. Now if only she can get him to
believe that, too....

With her signature wit and expertly
authentic teen voice, Claire LaZebnik (the author of fan favorites Epic
Fail and The Trouble with Flirting) once again breathes new life into a
perennially popular love story. Fans of Polly Shulman, Maureen Johnson,
and, of course, Jane Austen will love this irresistibly funny and
romantic tale of first loves and second chances.

What did you think of my picks this week? Do you have any more to add to my list?